Border phone search bill creates ‘wishy-washy’ threshold: Sen. Simons

Independent Senator Paula Simons says Bill S-7's use of 'reasonable general concern’ as the threshold giving agents the power to search travellers' devices at the border is ‘too untested’ and needs amendments.

Independent Senator Paula Simons raised objections to Bill S-7 during a June 1 meeting of the Senate's National Security Committee.Screengrab courtesy of SenVu

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

June 6, 2022

A government bill granting border agents the power to search phones is getting “tough scrutiny” in the Senate, and its' threshold for searches is "too vague," according to Independent Senator Paula Simons. Bill S-7 would grant border officers the power to search through a traveller's electronic...

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